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A review by monat2
The Best American Food Writing 2022 by Sohla El-Waylly, Sylvia Killingsworth
4.0
A mixed bag, but all in all I really enjoyed a lot of the essays in this anthology. It was a diverse selection between personal storytelling, historical / sociological analysis, cultural commentary, and just purely good, descriptive writing.
I grouped some of my favorite essays into 4 categories:
1. Ones that made me think:
- The Limits of the Lunchbox Moment, by Jaya Saxena
- Starving Toward Deliverance, by Julia Sonenshein
2. Ones that left me more informed:
- How Vietnamese Americans Made San Jose America’s Tofu Capital, by Adesh Thapliyal
- Revolt of the Delivery Workers, by Josh Dzieza
- Ghost Acres: Tulare Lake and the Past Future of Food, by Tom Finger
- Innovation and the Incinerated Tongue: Notes on Hot Chicken, Race, and Culinary Crossover, by Cynthia R. Greenlee
- Fruits of Empire, by Willa Glickman
3. Ones where I just loved the writing and prose:
- In My Childhood Kitchen, I Learned Both Fear and Love, by Hannah Selinger
- If Silence is the Cost of Great Ramen, So Be It, by Nina Li Coomes
4. Ones that entertained me:
- The Man Who Didn’t Invent Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, by Sam Dean
- The Wild and Irresistibly Saucy Tale of the Curry Con Man, by Mayukh Sen
I grouped some of my favorite essays into 4 categories:
1. Ones that made me think:
- The Limits of the Lunchbox Moment, by Jaya Saxena
- Starving Toward Deliverance, by Julia Sonenshein
2. Ones that left me more informed:
- How Vietnamese Americans Made San Jose America’s Tofu Capital, by Adesh Thapliyal
- Revolt of the Delivery Workers, by Josh Dzieza
- Ghost Acres: Tulare Lake and the Past Future of Food, by Tom Finger
- Innovation and the Incinerated Tongue: Notes on Hot Chicken, Race, and Culinary Crossover, by Cynthia R. Greenlee
- Fruits of Empire, by Willa Glickman
3. Ones where I just loved the writing and prose:
- In My Childhood Kitchen, I Learned Both Fear and Love, by Hannah Selinger
- If Silence is the Cost of Great Ramen, So Be It, by Nina Li Coomes
4. Ones that entertained me:
- The Man Who Didn’t Invent Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, by Sam Dean
- The Wild and Irresistibly Saucy Tale of the Curry Con Man, by Mayukh Sen